Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmic Nurse practitioner
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 184-AR6168381
- Employer
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Harrison House, Ophthalmology Diagnostic centre
- Town
- Taunton
- Salary
- Dependent on experience
- Closing
- 28/04/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Macula Practitioner
Band 6
Our award winning trusts recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientiousness of our colleagues. With over 10,000 colleagues working for our trusts in a very wide range of services, we aim to provide a supportive, inclusive environment in which our colleagues can thrive.
Job overview
With the Expansion of the Macula service the exciting opportunity has arisen for a new Macula Practitioner.
The Macula service is based in the new macula centre (Harrison House) off junction 25.
Harrison House is a fantastic facility with a dedicated and motivated team of 7 Nurse Practitioners, Technicians and coordinators.
The position is a developmental role starting at a band 6, progressing to band 7 on completion of relevant courses.
The successful candidate will be required with support and training, to perform intravitreal injections, review post procedure and examine patients on the slit lamp .
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will undertake advanced practice clinical sessions as an independent practitioner in designated practitioner led clinics and with their own patient profile in consultant led clinics within the ophthalmic outpatient department at MPH and in community-based settings.
- To work as a specialist practitioner, providing screening / assessment, diagnosis, and prescribing treatment in ophthalmic services.
- To set, monitor and evaluate standards of care in partnership with other members of the Ophthalmic multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of a holistic, evidence based, clinically effective specialist service.
- To act as an expert clinical resource to all Health Care Professionals and others involved in the delivery of care to this client group.
- As appropriate, maintain professional and core competency to maintain professional registration.
- Contribute to the Trust Governance agenda through patient involvement, education, clinical guideline production, audit and research
Working for our organisation
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a full list of main responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1st level Registered Nurse or Optometrist
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate specialist ophthalmic courses or modules
- Independent/supplementary prescribing Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- A minimum of 1 years post registration ophthalmic clinical experience at band 6
- Experience of teaching in practice
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to be assertive when necessary and remain calm in stressful situations.
- Demonstrate complex communication skills.
- Demonstrates importance of and ability to work as part of a team.
- Able to manage own workload.
- Be able to physically carry out the duties of the post.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mrs Deborah Snell
- Job title
- Macula Lead. Ophthalmic Nurse Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01823 346138
- Additional information
Working hours- Monday- Thursday 8-6
Please contact me for any further information or wish to look around the unit.
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